Italy tops for kids, not for moms Italy is the best place in the world to be for children but not for their mothers, according to the 2008 Mother's Day Report Card put out by the Save the Children charity organization.
Motherhood worries for Italian women Almost 40% of Italian mothers believe that having children is a daily struggle, according to a new report by the Doxa research institute on Monday.
Teens choose morning-after pill Image-conscious teens in Italy are opting for the morning-after pill instead of taking regular contraceptive medication because they are worried about getting fat, Italian gynaecologists warned on Friday.
Vatican brushes off time's Pope snub The Vatican on Friday played down the absence of Pope Benedict XVI from a list of the 100 most influential people in the world drawn up by the American magazine Time.
Bad feeling towards immigrants grows Italian antipathy towards immigrants has almost doubled in the last year, outgoing Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said Tuesday.
Mobster behind bars after 'pizzo' tip-off Anti-Mafia campaigners in Sicily were celebrating another victory on Tuesday when a mobster who demanded protection money from a Palermo businessman was arrested following a tip-off from his victim.
Italian wedding costs soar Happy couples in Italy are forking out the equivalent of two years' salary to pay for their wedding day, a report by consumers' association Federconsumatori revealed on Friday.
Italian teens drinking 'to excess' Young teenagers - and especially girls - in Italy are drinking too much alcohol, a report by the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) revealed on Thursday.
'Love locks' appear at Trevi Fountain A recent youth craze for swearing undying love by writing names on padlocks and throwing the key from a bridge into the Tiber has crossed the Italian capital and reached the Trevi Fountain.
Court tells parents to leave cohabiting kids alone Parents angry at adult kids who 'live in sin' should mind their own business, Italy's top appeals court said on Monday.
